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R. SURESH KUMAR, K. KUMARESH BABU
S. Gnanambigai – Appellant
Versus
Union of India, Rep. By the Principal Chief, Personnel Officer/R&W, Chennai – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
R. Suresh Kumar, J.
(Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records of original application in O.A.No.310/00297/2020 and order passed by the Hon'ble Central Administrative Tribunal dated 16.02.2023 and quash the same as illegal and unauthorised and pass orders as per the provisions of the Act and direct the respondent to give employment to the petitioner on compassionate grounds.)
1. This writ petition has been filed against the order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Chennai Bench made in O.A.No.310/ 00297/2020 dated 16.02.2023.
2. That the writ petitioner's husband was working in the respondent Department as he joined in service in1978 and after having worked for several years died in harness on 23.09.2015 just 9 months prior to his retirement as he was due to retire on 30.06.2016.
3. After the death of the husband of the petitioner, a retiral benefits of Rs.13,96,580/- paid to her and thereafter the petitioner also is getting a revised pension of Rs.19,600/- per month as per the VII Pay Commission, apart from that the family is getting the rental income of
The main legal point established in the judgment is that compassionate appointment is intended for families in indigent circumstances due to the sudden demise of the breadwinner, and eligibility is d....
Compassionate appointments are a concession, not an absolute right, requiring adherence to eligibility criteria and assessment of family circumstances.
Compassionate appointment should be provided immediately to alleviate sudden financial crises, and the decision-making process for such appointments should be examined in writ jurisdiction.
Compassionate appointment is an exception to the general rule and cannot be claimed as a matter of right. It is a means to provide relief in cases of financial crisis and is not a source of recruitme....
Compassionate appointment is an exception to the general rule and should be granted based on fulfilling the eligibility criteria and the family's financial condition. It is not a matter of right and ....
Compassionate appointment is an exception to the normal method of recruitment, subject to strict scrutiny of various parameters including the financial position of the family, and is meant to enable ....
Compassionate appointment is a concession and cannot be claimed as an absolute right. It should be provided only to families genuinely in penurious circumstances, and eligibility should be subject to....
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